Obituaries 11-1

Published: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 11:00 AM.

Mr. Charles Simmons, 81, of Freeport, was born Nov. 16, 1930, to William Miles and Lela Mae (Toole) Simmons in Graceville, Fl, and died Oct. 30, 2012, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

After attending Freeport High School, Mr. Simmons served in the United States Air Force. While stationed in Washington, he met and married Virginia Hughes. Upon their return to Freeport, Charles worked for Wright Brothers Furniture and in later years was self-employed. He retired to his beloved Choctawhatchee River, where he was known to sit on the front porch and “watch the river flow.”

Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Lela, and by brothers: Guy, Billy and Miles Simmons, by sister, Dell Martin and by the mother of his children, Virginia Simmons.

Mr. Charles Simmons, 81, of Freeport, was born Nov. 16, 1930, to William Miles and Lela Mae (Toole) Simmons in Graceville, Fl, and died Oct. 30, 2012, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

After attending Freeport High School, Mr. Simmons served in the United States Air Force. While stationed in Washington, he met and married Virginia Hughes. Upon their return to Freeport, Charles worked for Wright Brothers Furniture and in later years was self-employed. He retired to his beloved Choctawhatchee River, where he was known to sit on the front porch and “watch the river flow.”

Mr. Simmons was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Lela, and by brothers: Guy, Billy and Miles Simmons, by sister, Dell Martin and by the mother of his children, Virginia Simmons.